Road Trip Games

Make a group effort to spot license plates from all 10 provinces and 3 territories. Whoever spots and calls out a province or territory first gets a point. (Bonus points for the first person to spy an out-of-Canada plate!) The family member with the most points at the end of the drive wins.
 

Before the car ride, prepare a list of trivia questions about your kids' specific interests, whether it's Disney characters or Pokemon. Ask them throughout the drive to get their brains pumping.

Get creative inventing a family fairy tale! The first person starts with "Once upon a time…" and offers a complete sentence, then the second person adds to the story with their sentence. Take turns adding sentences until the story reaches a conclusion. You can either set a time limit (say, 15 minutes) or wrap it up after each person has a chance to say three sentences. Consider recording the story on your phone and having someone transcribe it afterward, so you'll never forget it.

To start this fun car game, one person names an animal. The next person then has to name another animal (no repeating!) that begins with the last letter of the previous animal named Example: "Elephant" ends with "t," so the next person might say "tiger," after which the next person might say "raccoon," and so on.

You'll need some advanced planning for this one. Before the trip, make a list of items you're likely to see on the road—a blue billboard, cows, a motorcycle, etc. Your kids can be on the lookout for these items, keeping track of what they see. If they find everything on your list, they win a prize.

Each person holds up five fingers. One person says, "Never have I ever..." followed by something they've never done. If someone has done it, they put one finger down. The last person with fingers still up wins. Example: "Never have I ever eaten sushi." (Anyone who has eaten sushi puts a finger down)

When a person sees a cow on their side of the road, they have to yell, "Cows on my side!" Every time each person calls a cow, they get a point. If the person sees cows on the other side they say, "Cows on your side!" and if they see it before the other person sees them, they steal a point. If anyone sees a cemetery they scream, "Ghost cow," stealing all the other side's points

Before you start driving, pick three to five common words that are likely to be said during a road trip. If anyone says one of the forbidden words, they lose a point (or get a silly penalty). Example: Forbidden words: "car," "rest stop," "hungry." "I think we should stop at the next rest stop."

This storytelling adventure gets silly fast, so be prepared for contagious and uncontrollable laughter. Start a story with one line, and then the next player has to continue it after using “fortunately” or “unfortunately.” Example: I adopted a dog. Unfortunately, he was covered in mud. Fortunately, my dog loved his first bath.

One player makes three statements, two of which are true. The other players have to guess which one is a lie.

Start by naming a movie. The next player names an actor in that movie. The following participant names a different film the actor was in, and so on, until someone gets stumped.

Hum a few notes of a song and have other players guess. If they’re stumped, add a few more notes to help!

One person begins with a word. The following person has to think of a word that is associated. The game continues until somebody messes up or says something that doesn’t really associate. Example: Taco, Salad, Caesar, Rome.

Start a round of "Would You Rather?" with everyone getting a turn to ask far-fetched questions to the family. For example, "Would you rather eat chocolate or pizza for an entire day?" or "Would you rather have the ability to fly or become invisible?" Your family's answers may surprise you!

This game requires Post-It notes. Write the names of famous people on Post-It notes and each player sticks one on their forehead. Players ask questions to try to figure out who they are. Example – Lebron James: Am I a man?, Do I act? Do I sing? Do I play a sport?

A first name is given by one of the players and the winner is the person who identifies the correct last name. Example: Tom - Cruise, Brady, Hanks

Correctly guess who said the quote, what movie or show it is from, or what song it is in. One passenger starts by saying a quote from a movie, tv show, or song. It is the job of the other passengers to try and guess who said it, or where the quote is from. The passenger that guesses correctly, gets to pick the next quote.

Want to get to know your road trip partner a little more but have not found the right time to ask the questions? Well, now you have the chance. Each road trip passenger takes a chance at being in the Hot Seat. While in the Hot Seat, each player has to answer 5 questions that their road trip partner asks. After five questions switch roles.

Each player will take a turn and say a statement like, “most likely to be on TV.” All passengers will then point or name the person in the car who they think is the best fit for that statement. Add a twist, and then explain why you think this person best fits the statement.

This is one of the best road trip games for adults. Friends, couples and siblings alike will probably end up laughing (or cringing) at some point during a game of Would You Rather. Players must break off into pairs, then take turns asking each other which of two scenarios they would prefer to pursue. You can opt for something like two dramatic life-or-death situations or ask your fellow passenger to choose between two equally strange foods.

Select two people, things, or concepts that you want to connect. Establish the connection chain: Work together to create a chain of connections, where each link is related to the previous and next link in the chain. The goal is to reach the second starting point in six steps or less.

Ghost is a verbal word-spelling game. Play starts with one person who says a letter like “P”, then play continues in a circle, where each person adds a letter. If you end up spelling a word, then you get a letter of the word “Ghost” just like in the basketball game “horse.” Any word that is four letters or more counts. The first one to get “Ghost” loses. Example: P, L, A, Y, F, U, L, L, Y. The only way to continue is to add the “Y” which completes the word and that person gets a “G”.